School Counselor

When you talk to the counselor, our conversations will be kept confidential with the following exceptions:

• You are talking about hurting yourself

• You are talking about hurting someone else

• Someone is hurting you

• You give me permission to share

Counseling Program Mission and Belief Statements

Mission Statement

The mission of the Trask Middle School's school counseling program is to deliver a systematic, comprehensive counseling program that encourages all students to maximize their potential in the areas of academic, career, and personal/social development.

Belief Statements

In light of the Trask Middle School Counselors’ commitment to helping students enjoy school and feel safe and in an effort to help them succeed, they set forth the following beliefs:

 Trask Middle School’s Professional School Counselors believe:

·     In developmental, preventative, and proactive education

·     In applying knowledge of the latest research-based interventions fitting individual students’ needs

·     In abiding by ethical and moral standards as outlined by the American School Counselor Association

·     In providing all students access to a comprehensive school counseling program based on developmental needs and as data analyzed to determine appropriate interventions

·     In providing a program that emphasizes academic, personal/social, and career development as outlined by the American School Counselors Association and North Carolina Department of Public Instruction Standard Course of Study

·     In maintaining an awareness of their own social and cultural backgrounds and how their experiences influence their attitudes, values, and biases about psychological processes

·     In the importance of how race, culture, physical and mental constitution and other areas of diversity affect personality formation and choices.  The counselors understand that each can be indicators of strengths and difficulties in academic, career, and personal/social development.

Trask Middle School’s Professional School Counselors believe students:

·     Deserve to feel safe and welcomed at Trask Middle School

·     Should benefit from various support services provided by Trask Middle School’s Counselors

Trask Middle School’s Professional School Counselors believe staff members:

·     Are their partners in facilitating guidance lessons

·     Should provide flexibility in hosting Trask Middle School’s counselors when students would benefit from counseling, vocational, and academic support services